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Mark Brader
Jul 8, 2015, 2:35:32 AM7/8/15
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This will be the last set of current-events questions from the
Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months. As usual,
they are running concurrently with the posting of regular rounds,
currently from the Final of the previous season.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
* Canada
1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
yet-to-open law school?
2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
Ontario. Which company's stores?
3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
River in BC. What kind of fish?
* Business
4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
* Sports
7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
* World
10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
118 hours before?
11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
Martí International Airport?
12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
* Entertainment
13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
would be their final concerts.
14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
magazine's cover. Name her.
15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
--
Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds
Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way
m...@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months. As usual,
they are running concurrently with the posting of regular rounds,
currently from the Final of the previous season.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
* Canada
1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
yet-to-open law school?
2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
Ontario. Which company's stores?
3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
River in BC. What kind of fish?
* Business
4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
* Sports
7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
* World
10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
118 hours before?
11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
Martí International Airport?
12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
* Entertainment
13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
would be their final concerts.
14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
magazine's cover. Name her.
15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
--
Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds
Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way
m...@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 8, 2015, 5:58:21 AM7/8/15
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> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
Walmart
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
Switzerland?
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
bbowler
Jul 8, 2015, 9:58:38 AM7/8/15
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> * Business
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed a
> statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its decade-long
> relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400 stores
> globally, including 10 in Canada.
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight and
> the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on Kalaeloa
> Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from, 118 hours
> before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José Martí
> International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said would be
> their final concerts.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled in
> $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the magazine's
> cover. Name her.
Dan Blum
Jul 8, 2015, 10:00:39 AM7/8/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
> * Canada
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
> * Canada
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
HBC
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
> * Business
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
> * World
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> Mart? International Airport?
JetBlue
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
> * Entertainment
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Jul 8, 2015, 12:37:35 PM7/8/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
Tuna
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
>
> * Business
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
>
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
Whole Foods
> * Business
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
>
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
>
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
Delta, American
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
Switzerland
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
Chicago
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
Beyonce, Taylor Swift
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 8, 2015, 1:22:58 PM7/8/15
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In article <gcudnZ2TvasuWQHI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
Whole Foods
> * Sports
> * World
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
JetBlue
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
> * Entertainment
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
>
>
> * Business
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
>
>
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
Macy's
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
Carli Lloyd
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
China
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
Grateful Dead
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
swp
Jul 8, 2015, 8:03:24 PM7/8/15
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On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:35:32 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This will be the last set of current-events questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months. As usual,
> they are running concurrently with the posting of regular rounds,
> currently from the Final of the previous season.
noted
> This will be the last set of current-events questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months. As usual,
> they are running concurrently with the posting of regular rounds,
> currently from the Final of the previous season.
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
> * Business
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 8, 2015, 8:54:15 PM7/8/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:gcudnZ2TvasuWQHInZ2dnUU7-
LWd...@vex.net:
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> * Business
> * Sports
>
> * World
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
Iceland
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
Grateful Dead
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
Taylor Swift
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
LWd...@vex.net:
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
Macy's
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> * Sports
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
Carli Lloyd
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
> * World
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
American; United
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
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Joshua Kreitzer
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Jason Kreitzer
Jul 8, 2015, 9:14:50 PM7/8/15
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On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:35:32 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
Macy's
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
Carli Lilo?
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
>
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
The Grateful Dead
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
>
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
Taylor Swift?
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
Pete
Jul 8, 2015, 10:37:21 PM7/8/15
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>
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
>
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
>
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
>
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
>
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
>
Dan Tilque
Jul 9, 2015, 11:18:33 PM7/9/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
sturgeon
>
>
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Canada
>
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
>
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
>
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
(same answer and comment as the last time you asked about a large fish
caught in the Fraser River)
>
>
> * Business
>
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
>
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
>
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
>
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
>
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
(I'm disappointed. I figured they'd ask about the English player who
scored an own goal to lose the semifinal.)
>
>
> * World
>
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
>
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
>
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
>
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
>
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
>
--
Mark Brader
Jul 11, 2015, 1:13:01 AM7/11/15
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Mark Brader:
He didn't quite manage to outscore the 2nd- and 3rd-place
finishers combined, though.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on those dates... For further
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
Loblaws. 4 for Stephen.
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
Sturgeon. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
> * Business
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
Sir Winston Churchill. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
Macy's. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
Whole Foods. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, and Stephen.
> * Sports
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton. 4 for Erland, Bruce, and Peter.
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
Shaman Ghost.
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
Carli Lloyd. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> * World
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
Japan. 4 for Erland, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
JetBlue. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen.
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
France. 4 for Bruce and Stephen.
> * Entertainment
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
The Grateful Dead. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Jason,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
Katy Perry. 4 for Stephen.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". 4 for Peter, Stephen, Joshua,
and Jason.
The place name is not normally hyphenated, but the TV title was.
This one was originally an audio question; as I'm not doing audio
here, I added the dates to make to a bit easier.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Stephen Perry 36 36 36 32 20 24 -- -- 40 36 48 308
Peter Smyth 0 19 24 16 15 12 8 12 20 31 12 161
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 24 12 20 12 4 24 7 20 16 160
Marc Dashevsky 0 24 18 12 8 12 8 8 12 26 20 140
Dan Blum 3 24 16 11 18 7 4 12 19 16 12 135
Bruce Bowler 4 24 24 12 -- -- -- -- 0 28 32 124
Dan Tilque 4 20 15 8 8 12 8 3 4 28 20 123
Erland Sommarskog 4 16 8 12 16 4 4 8 12 20 8 104
Pete Gayde 12 20 24 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 80
Jason Kreitzer 4 16 8 0 8 8 0 8 4 12 12 80
--
Mark Brader "How can we believe that?"
Toronto "Because this time it's true!"
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER
> This will be the last set of current-events questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months.
And, as promised, Stephen Perry wins the current-events game.
> Canadian Inquisition for at least a couple of months.
He didn't quite manage to outscore the 2nd- and 3rd-place
finishers combined, though.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> information see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
> * Canada
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
Trinity Western University. 4 for Stephen.
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final (2015-07-07 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
> * Canada
> 1. The Divisional Court in Ontario upheld the Law Society of
> Ontario's refusal to accredit which BC Christian university's
> yet-to-open law school?
> 2. 1,600 workers went on strike at 9 stores in and around Windsor,
> Ontario. Which company's stores?
> 3. 9-year-old Kegan Rothman landed a 272 kg fish from the Fraser
> River in BC. What kind of fish?
> * Business
> 4. The sportswear firm Nike ran into trouble in Paris, where it
> has been ordered to pay 67,500 euros in damages after it dressed
> a statue in a basketball shirt. A statue of who?
> 5. Donald Trump's controversial remarks on Mexican immigrants got
> his shows off air and may have also hurt his business interests.
> Which US department store and fashion retailer ended its
> decade-long relationship with Trump following his remarks?
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. The co-CEOs of this grocery store chain apologized to shoppers
> last week after a New York investigation revealed that its stores
> routinely overcharged for pre-packaged fruits, vegetables,
> and deli meats. Name the chain, which operates more than 400
> stores globally, including 10 in Canada.
> * Sports
> 7. Name the driver who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
> 8. Name the horse that won the 156th Queen's Plate on Sunday.
> 9. Name the American midfielder who scored a hat trick in the FIFA
> Women's World Cup finals on Sunday.
and Dan Tilque.
> * World
> 10. On Thursday, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse and its
> pilot, Andre Borschberg, set records for the longest solo flight
> and the longest solar-powered flight when it touched down on
> Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii. Which country did it leave from,
> 118 hours before?
> 11. On Friday, which major carrier was the first to offer a
> direct flight from New York's JFK Airport to Havana's José
> Martí International Airport?
> 12. It seems that the charm of living in the Ecuadorean embassy
> in London is wearing off. In which European country did Julian
> Assange request asylum last week? Request denied.
> * Entertainment
> 13. Name the band whose surviving members capped their "Fare Thee
> Well" tour in Chicago this past weekend with what they said
> would be their final concerts.
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 14. This entertainer was ranked #3 on Forbes magazine's annual
> list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities. She pulled
> in $135,000,000 over the past year, and is featured on the
> magazine's cover. Name her.
> 15. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek tapped his inner rapper on air
> last week. What 1990-96 TV sitcom's theme did Trebek rap?
and Jason.
The place name is not normally hyphenated, but the TV title was.
This one was originally an audio question; as I'm not doing audio
here, I added the dates to make to a bit easier.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Stephen Perry 36 36 36 32 20 24 -- -- 40 36 48 308
Peter Smyth 0 19 24 16 15 12 8 12 20 31 12 161
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 24 12 20 12 4 24 7 20 16 160
Marc Dashevsky 0 24 18 12 8 12 8 8 12 26 20 140
Dan Blum 3 24 16 11 18 7 4 12 19 16 12 135
Bruce Bowler 4 24 24 12 -- -- -- -- 0 28 32 124
Dan Tilque 4 20 15 8 8 12 8 3 4 28 20 123
Erland Sommarskog 4 16 8 12 16 4 4 8 12 20 8 104
Pete Gayde 12 20 24 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 80
Jason Kreitzer 4 16 8 0 8 8 0 8 4 12 12 80
--
Mark Brader "How can we believe that?"
Toronto "Because this time it's true!"
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER
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